Catbird Records is an independent record label, formed in September 2005, in Columbus, Ohio. It is now based out of New York City. It was founded and is run by Ryan Catbird of music blog The Catbirdseat. The label follows a unique model in that it is financed solely by advertising revenue generated by the Catbirdseat music blog.
CBR001 Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin/Michael Holt - Someone Still Loves You Michael Holt: A Scrapbook For YouCBR002 Pet Politics - In My HeadCBR003 Hemstad - HemstadCBR004 Get Him Eat Him - Do As I Tell YouCBR005 Tap Tap - LanzafameCBR006 Maestro Echoplex - Last Night I Saw God On The DancefloorCBR007 Pet Politics - The SpringCBR008 Mathew Sawyer & The Ghosts - Blue Birds BloodCSP001 Fulton Lights - Fulton Lights (Limited Edition Version)CBR009 Forest Fire - Psychic Love StarCBR010 Moviola - Dead KnowledgeCB7001 Get Him Eat Him - There's A Guy 7"CSP002 The Underpainting - The Underpainting (Limited Edition Version)CSP003 Jason Zumpano - In The Co. Of Ghosts: Music For Jason McLeanCSP004 Prairie Cat - Attacks!CBR011 Clear Tigers - EPCBR012 Manishevitz - East To EastCBR013 PWRFL Power - EPCBR014 Air Waves - EPCBR015 Forest Fire - SurvivalCSP005 Fulton Lights - The Way We RideCSP006 Jason Zumpano - Roses $9.99 DozenCBR016 George Washington Brown - EPCBR017 Apollo Ghosts - Forgotten TriangleCSP007 Apollo Ghosts - Hastings SunriseIn Catbird catalog numbering, 'CSP' ("Catbird Special Projects) denotes a special release of some kind, or a co-release with another label, typically wherein Catbird provides a limited special-edition version of an album with a larger-scale release. Co-releases:
CSP001 Split release with Android Eats RecordsCSP002 Split release with Tower Of Song RecordsCSP004 Split release with Fuzzy Logic RecordingsCatbird Records offers limited bonus materials with many releases, including bonus discs, special packaging variations and the like:
CBR001 Unique hand-painted coversCBR002 Various cover colorsCBR003 First 200 copies included 5-song bonus disc, in unique sleeves handcrafted by HemstadCBR004 Various cover colors, various insert variationsCBR005 First 200 copies in hand-bound, cloth-covered book, with 3-song bonus discCBR006 First 100 copies included 4-song bonus disc, Songs About PlanesCBR007 Various cover colors, various insert stampsCBR008 First 200 copies included 3-song bonus discCBR009 Various cover colorsCBR010 200 copies included bonus DVD with videos, photos, and demosCSP003 3 prints of art by Jason McLean included, in varying colorsCSP004 Unique hand-painted coversCBR012 First 100 copies included 4-song bonus disc, in hand-decorated sleevesCBR013 Various cover colorsCBR015 Available in 'Giant Size' (12" x 12") editionCSP005 Variant white coverCSP006 Unique hand-colored coversCBR017 25 copies with variant photo/acetate coverCatbird Records has done several limited-edition T-shirt pressings.
Logo Tee (Summer 2006) - Edition of 50. Colors: red, blue, green, brown, grey, blackTap Tap Elephant Tee - Edition of 50. Colors: navyHemstad Tee - Edition of 15. Colors: pinkLogo Tee (Fall 2006) - Edition of 50. Colors: brownLogo Tee (Summer 2007) - Edition of 50. Colors: green, purple, aqua, slate, black 